Description
Incense Holders
Below you will find a large selection of Incense Holders and Ash Catchers. All imported from India by Dadyva.
We deal with a number of companies all of which produce wood-wares in the city of Saharanpur in Northern India.
This area of India still faces significant infrastructure problems, electricity is intermittent, transport and roads are poor. As a result, supplies are particularly erratic.
However the region has a proud artisan history of producing beautiful woodware and we are proud to support this industry by importing several containers a year of wholesale woodware, a favourite of which is the incense holder in so many forms.
You’ll be incensed if you miss out.
Take a look also to our Wooden Carved Incense Burners.
Incense
Incense is aromatic biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burned. The term, used for either the material or the aroma.
Incense is used for aesthetic reasons, aromatherapy, meditation, and ceremony. It may also use as a simple deodorant or insect repellent.
Incense. composed of aromatic plant materials, often combined with essential oils. The forms taken by incense differ with the underlying culture, and have changed with advances in technology and increasing number of uses.
Incense can generally separate into two main types: “indirect-burning” and “direct-burning”.
Indirect-burning incense (or “non-combustible incense”) is not capable of burning on its own, and requires a separate heat source.
Direct-burning incense (or “combustible incense”), lit directly by a flame and then fanned or blown out.
It is leaving a glowing ember that smoulders and releases a smoky fragrance.
Direct-burning incense, either a paste formed around a bamboo stick, or a paste that extrudes into a stick or cone shape.
